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Here are some pics of a show in Covington, Wa. that the MRS and I attended. Maybe some day my coupe will be back on the road so we can actually participate.:) And yes, that is our own Uncle Bob with his 36.:cool: That is the MRS posing with the 30s ply. Wish it was ours.:(
Jack.
More pics.
More yet,
I tried to get someone to take a pic with me next to their rod but no one wanted me near their pride and joy.:CRY: BTW, uncle Bob won a trophy for knowing the names of the most obscure bands from the 70s.;)
Jack.
Looks like they had a great turnout! Awesome pics and thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the photos Jack and congratulate Uncle Bob on his win for us please. If I was one of the judges with the difficult job of picking the top car, my vote would of gone to the '27 T Tudor, it has that WOW FACTOR but off course that is just my humble opinion.
god stuff .. thanks .. you know sometime in july there will be a national celebrate hot rod day i think ..on the 9th
Jack's a bit of a joker....................I won just what I deserved...........bupkus! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
We had a pretty good turnout considering we had to change locations at practically the last minute. One of the things this group does is distribute "People's Choice" ballots for 10 entries per. The results, naturally, are based solely on what people value in an old car. That T sedan presented very well and was one of the 10 acknowledged. The car I thought was the "best" one there didn't even make the cut. But then I'm into subtle, which isn't often noticed by "the people". My favorite was a '62 Impala with big hoops, flawless black paint and bodywork, tasteful interior................it oozed detail in execution throughout. It's not the kind of car I would personally own, but the guys attention to detail was fantastic and the proportions were very nice. Fortunately this club doesn't play silly games where a mediocre car will "win" a trophy because the owner is "politically" connected within the group. It's just a nice, laid back group and event.
Hey Bob,I am glad that everything turned out OK. Yes I known what you are saying but I 'm glad that the T made top 10. Another car that I liked was the 5 window '36 as ,like you, I like the detail of the complete car and not so much as "who has the largest cheque book to buy the big,blown,shiny motor". I done think we have many 5 window coupes down here compared to the three window.('36). It sounds as if everybody had a good day so cheers both you and Jack for posting.
PS just looking through those photos again and two have me stumb on what make they may be... 1st is the mid 40's tudor that looks like from the GM family... 2nd is the redish coupe of about the same age and again from the GM family but both have different grilles and trim finishers on the front, and are they very rare even over there???
Whiplash,
Thanks for the comments. There were many more cars there than shown, I will post some more when I get the time. The Mrs and I both liked that 36 5 window, the color was fantastic, however I had to Photo Shop the photo to get that color. The color in the photo I think is pretty close to actual but the color was washed out to nearly white as downloaded from the cam.
Bob,
Thanks for not being to hard on me.;)
Nice pics,Jack..That blue sedan your Mrs is standing next to is kool,even got a CORRECT engine,too...:D..That T sedan is what I am wanting to do with ours,,when its time comes around..not black though..:eek:Nice selection of different cars there,too,like the goat also..koop looks good uncle Bob..:D
I'm a little unsure of which sedan you mean. If you're talking about the second picture from the top that's a '48 Plymouth. Not particularly uncommon. This one pictured is VERY nicely done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
The red coupe in the fourth picture is a '41 Pontiac, yes, not even common over here.
Bob,
Thanks for answering Whiplashs' question, I wasn't sure and couldn't remember from their window cards the years. Being partial to Pontiacs I was hoping to catch the owner of the 41 Pont. to find out if it was Pont. powered but wasn't able to catch him (or her).:(
Jack.
As Primised,
More pics.
Jack.
And More,
Jack.
I don't know the power plant on that coupe either Jack.
That blue Camaro next to the brass festooned T bucket was another of the very well executed cars. Pro street is another genre that doesn't wind my watch, but the workmanship was fantastic.
The black '62 I referenced earlier is in the background of the black Model A Jack just posted. Jack, I hope you got a pic of it.
More yet.
Jack.
Sorry Bob,
Didn't get a full shot of it. I have pretty much posted all the pics.
Jack.
Shame on you....:LOL:
That orange '29 roadster and the black coupe behind it have a side story. They belong to a husband wife duo. The wife claims the roadster, the husband the coupe.......kinda neat I think.
Wish I coulda been there guys to add a little bit of "Newer" muscle to the mix (not that I don't enjoy "Older" muscle it's just what I have now :LOL:) Hopefully I can make it to Lake Wilderness next year! Sounds like this event would also be a good venue for NW CHR members to get together!
Greg
Okay Greg, in Jack's third post of pictures there's the rear 3/4 shot of the '66-7 Goat, with Jack's wife in the background. Further back behind her is a white '65 Malibu. That thing sat very nice and had a tricked out bigger block under the hood. Had blue flame job on the nose. Just for you.....:D
Sorry greg,:o
I'm just more into the Old School rods. If it helps, I once owned a 66 GTO, bought it new from Larry Hopkins Pontiac in Sunnyvale Ca.:) The running gear now resides in the 34 3w that I am now rebuilding (has for the last 42 years). The Mrs and I bought a 06 Charger RT last year that we call our new (to us) hot rod.:rolleyes:
Jack.
Yep Bob, I saw them in the pictures. I've seen a lot of those cars around at the local shows and quite a few of them were at the Les Schwab Show in April. Ya know I was teasing about the newer cars... heck I just came off of a '37 myself! :)
No problem Mr. Jack as I love them all!!!! I just can't afford to have every car I would like to have at one time so I just keep chipping away on the list! :D That is why I had always enjoyed having a street rod and muscle car at the same time... to fit the mood I was in :LOL:
Greg
Thanks both Bob and Jack. Yes those were the two I was asking about and heck I would like to own both of them. I must have similar tastes to you Jack as I would of stopped and photograghed that '35 Fordor too as I can't but help loving the stock wheel /car look of those fat fender cars. Thanks also for the T bucket photo as you may of guest I am very fond of them too.:LOL:
Hi Whiplash,
Thought you might like the T. My first Rod was a 35 4 dr I bought in 1961 for $30. Put a 50 ford flat head in it that I got from my aunt, she gave me a 50 Ford Crestliner that had that engine in it,. It had Offy heads and the block was ported, polished and relieved. It also had dual point ignition. I traded the 50 Crestliner body for the labor to rebuild the engine, I had $60 in parts + $10 for a merc crank + the body into the rebuild. Fun car. But "I digress".:rolleyes: Glad you liked the pics.
Jack.
Uncle Bob, what are big hoops??? From what I can see of the '62 Impala it is a nice car,would it be SS model and did it have 348 or 409 BB or something more modern??? When I was an apprentice panelbeater, a friend and I used his front sheetmetal off his '64 Impala to make a mould to make a fibreglass tilt front for his car and that was one job I wouldn't like to repeat. But for modern type of car,I do like those early Chevys.
What? You guys don't speak English down there? ;)
In this case, hoops would be the wheels. I didn't bend down to look, but I'd say they were 20s on the front and 22s on the rear, Boyds I think. The hood wasn't open when I went by it so don't know for sure, but it had the 327 flags on the fenders.
I'm going to have to check the production numbers on '35's somewhere because it seems like all the ones I see are 2 and 4 door sedans for the most part. I went to NSRA York a couple weekends ago and there were a lot of '35 sedans there.
Nice pictures, looks like a good show.